So if we can reach an agreement that the League did have a motivation, what it really boils down to is 'was that motivation as compelling to you?'

I have trouble answering yes to that, because it seems less relevant and thus less potent in Rises' Gotham than it did in Begins' Gotham, and because it's frankly recycled. Bane effectively lacked his own boots and instead stood in those of Ra's.

I agree that in the end its a matter of personal opinion.

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I think a lot of people are underplaying the significance of Selina's criminal background as something she saw as a necessity. Her resentment toward the rich and her initial sympathies toward Bane's cause is another indication that all's not right in Gotham.

Absolutely. She's another one of the operators of the movie that represent another facet of the city , a view beyond the surface. That's Nolan's way of showing different aspects of the entire gotham spectrum . It adds to the texture he builds , the world outside the frame. He's quite ingenious writing these sort of mechanism.